Diabetes

Diabetes is a common long-term condition that causes a persons blood sugar levels to become too high. The prevalence of diabetes is a major public health challenge in England. Lifestyle changes such as exercise, weight loss and healthy eating can help to prevent or delay onset of type 2 diabetes. In addition, effective management and treatment of symptoms can help reduce the risk of common complications associated with diabetes.

The figure shows that the QOF prevalence of diabetes for most GP surgeries in NHS Horsham and Mid Sussex CCG exceeds the modelled prevalence. This suggests that GP practices in NHS Horsham and Mid Sussex CCG tend to have a higher prevalence of diabetes than modelled data suggests. It should be noted that modelled figures are based on nationally researched assumptions, and as such should be treated with a degree of caution.

Furthermore, the QOF register for diabetes is likely to be an underestimate of the true population with diabetes because it includes only those aged 17 years and over whilst the prevalence model includes Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes prevalence for all ages.